The Interview Podcast
Conversations with people shaping our world. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider.
Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider.
We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs.
Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time.
How does it work? Well, at the BBC, our journalists interview amazing people every single day. And on The Interview, we bring them to you.
It’s your one-stop-shop to the best conversations coming out of the BBC, with the people shaping our world, from all over the world.
Get in touch with us on emailTheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.
Episodes to download
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Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann: Has war in Ukraine led to a rethink in Germany?
Wed 3 May 2023
Stephen Sackur talks to the chair of the German parliament's defence committee
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Niels Annen: Germany's new foreign policy
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Is Germany set to pivot away from its reliance on Russian energy and Chinese trade?
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Baaba Maal: Can the Sahel overcome its challenges?
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the acclaimed Senegalese musician
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John Cooper Clarke: Punk and poetry
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the pioneering performance poet
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Defying Putin
Fri 21 Apr 2023
A 2017 interview with the Russian activist, who was jailed for 25 years earlier this week
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Péter Szijjártó: Is Hungary alienating the EU and Nato?
Wed 19 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Hungary's foreign minister
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Christo Grozev: Investigating Russia
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Bellingcat's lead Russia investigator
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Danny Danon: Is Netanyahu jeopardising Israel’s future?
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Israel is in political turmoil with deteriorating security. Can Netanyahu end the chaos?
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Ben Ferencz: The last Nuremberg trials prosecutor
Wed 12 Apr 2023
A 2017 interview with the Nuremburg Nazi trials prosecutor, who has died aged 103
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Richard Neal: How Northern Ireland affects US-UK relations
Mon 10 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential voice on US policy on Northern Ireland
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Geoffrey Robertson: The case for international justice
Mon 3 Apr 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the renowned human rights lawyer
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David Beasley: Can the world afford to feed its most vulnerable?
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Sarah Montague speaks to the chief executive of the World Food Programme David Beasley
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Bogdan Aurescu: How is Romania handling the pressure from the war on Ukraine?
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Romania's Foreign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu.
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Petr Pavel: Can Ukraine still count on Europe's support?
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur interviews the newly elected president of the Czech Republic
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Evgeny Popov: Are cracks appearing at the Kremlin?
Wed 22 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Russian MP and pro-Kremlin TV host
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James Daunt: Is the books industry a place where creativity and diversity truly thrive?
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the CEO of Barnes & Noble James Daunt
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Mustafa Barghouti: Can Palestinians improve their situation?
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian opposition politician Mustafa Barghouti
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Roxane Gay: An unflinching memoir
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to American writer, academic and cultural commentator Roxane Gay.
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Sergei Pugachev: Inside Putin's rise
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Sergei Pugachev helped Putin become President. Then they fell out. What does he know?
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Simcha Rothman: Is Israel plunging into chaos?
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a key architect of the government's controversial legal reforms
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Notis Mitarachi: Has Greece's government lost the confidence of the people?
Wed 8 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Greece's asylum and migration minister
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Félix Maradiaga: Standing up to Nicaragua's president
Fri 3 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the recently deported former Nicaraguan opposition leader
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Tikhon Dzyadko: Is there an audience for independent news in Russia?
Wed 1 Mar 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Rain TV editor, Tikhon Dzyadko
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Ece Temelkuran: Is Erdogan's control of Turkey under threat?
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a prominent exiled Turkish writer and critic of the president
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Olesya Khromeychuk: Conflict and identity
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the British-Ukrainian historian and author
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Stefanie Green: The ethics of assisted dying
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Canadian doctor and assisted dying advocate
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Waris Dirie: The fight against FGM
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to Somali-born model and activist, Waris Dirie.
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Mick Lynch: Strife, strikes and workers' rights
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leader of Britain’s biggest rail union the RMT
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Kenneth Roth: Is the fight for human rights being lost?
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to the man who led Human Rights Watch for three decades
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Kira Rudik: Can Ukraine win this war?
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Stephen Sackur speaks to a Ukrainian MP who leads the opposition party Golos